AidsmapWhile PrEP users in Brazil and Mexico had low numbers of new HIV infections, there were a high number of breakthrough infections in Peru, according to updates from the large-scale Latin-American PrEP demonstration project, ImPrEP, presented to the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021) this week.
The HIV epidemic in the region is concentrated in vulnerable populations, mainly affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. While prevalence is estimated to be around 10% in these groups, the incidence of new infections in Brazil and Peru is estimated to be 5% and 3.5% respectively, with no decline in new infections seen over the last decade.
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